| There are many reasons why you may want to find | | | | depending on whether the estate agent wants to try |
| out just how much your home is worth. With all of this | | | | and get a quick sale on your home or wants to make |
| speculation about house price falls, you may want to | | | | more commission in the event that you do sell your |
| find out how much your property is worth simply to | | | | home. By getting a second opinion from another |
| keep an eye on any decline in value. You may be | | | | estate agent you can get a better idea of whether the |
| thinking of selling up, and therefore want to find out | | | | first figure was accurate - however, you may find that |
| how much you can put your house on the market for. | | | | the second valuation provides you with a figure that is |
| Or maybe you are thinking of taking out a loan | | | | significantly higher or lower than the first. Using a third |
| secured against your home and need to know what | | | | estate agent to value your property can help to solve |
| your equity levels are. Whatever your reasons for | | | | this issue, and can give you a firmer idea of the value |
| wanting to find out the value of your property there | | | | of your home. |
| are some easy steps that you can take to do this. | | | | You should make sure that you do not tell the estate |
| Of course, you can get a professional valuation on | | | | agencies that you have already had a valuation from |
| your home, and whilst this will provide you with a more | | | | another estate agent, otherwise they may base their |
| in depth report and an accurate valuation it may also | | | | valuation on the figure that the previous estate agent |
| cost you a pretty penny. If you do not want to fork | | | | gave to you - by not disclosing this information you can |
| out on a professional valuation you may want to | | | | increase the chances of getting an unbiased valuation |
| consider using the services of an estate agent in order | | | | that is not based on another agent's opinion. |
| to find out how much your property is worth. If you do | | | | In addition to getting valuations from a number of |
| decide to use an estate agent to get a valuation on | | | | estate agents, you can also check on the prices of |
| your home you should make sure that you get a | | | | similar properties in the same area yourself by |
| valuation from at least three estate agents in order to | | | | checking out the property pages in newspapers and |
| get a more accurate idea of how much your property | | | | the prices from estate agents. This will further help you |
| is worth. | | | | to get a better idea of how much your property is |
| If you only get a valuation from one estate agent you | | | | really worth. |
| run the risk of under-valuation or over-valuation | | | | |